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Genetic correlates of longevity and selected age-related phenotypes: a genome-wide association study in the Framingham Study.
BMC medical genetics - 19 Sept 2007
Lunetta Kathryn L, D'Agostino Ralph B, Karasik David, Benjamin Emelia J, Guo Chao-Yu, Govindaraju Raju, Kiel Douglas P, Kelly-Hayes Margaret, Massaro Joseph M, Pencina Michael J, Seshadri Sudha, Murabito Joanne M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Family studies and heritability estimates provide evidence for a genetic contribution to variation in the human life span. METHODS: We conducted a genome wide association study (Affymetrix 100K SNP GeneChip) for longevity-related traits in a community-based sample. We report on 5 longevity and aging traits in up to 1345 Framingham Study participants from 330 families. Multivariable-adjusted residuals...
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